20 Celebrities Who Managed to Mint Millions and How (3 of 5)

Andre Romelle Young

Young, also known as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He’s the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainments and Beats Electronics. He embarked on his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin’ Crew in 1985 and was bestowed with fame with the gangsta rap group N.W.A.

He was crowned as one of the best-selling American music artists in 1993 when he released his debut studio album ‘The Chronic under Death Row Records’. The single ‘Let Me Ride’ earned him his Grammy ‘Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.’ He was ranked number 56 by Rolling Stone on the list of ‘100 Greatest Artists of All Times’; boasting a net worth of about $800 million!

Sir James Paul McCartney

An avid British vocalist, singer, songwriter, composer, poet, bass player, and painter; infamously known as just ‘Paul McCartney’, worked with The Beatles helped uplift popular music and provide it with a commercial platform in the 1960s. His mother’s early death when he was only 14, had a deep impact on his life, and his ballad ‘Let It Be’ has been inspired by it.

He joined John Lennon’s skiffle group, now known as The Beatles after meeting him for the first time at Woolton Village Fete. They entrenched themselves as the songwriters of the group which signed with EMI Parlophone in 1962! Soon after The Beatles ceased playing, he joined hands and formed a band with his late beloved wife, and called it the ‘Wings’.

After the sad demise of his wife, he has been on a solo career, swanking a net worth of $1.2 billion, making him the most successful musician of all time.

David Copperfield

Described as Forbes most successful magician in history, David Copperfield television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards and 38 nominations.

David Copperfield boasts a net worth of about $875 million, bagging the title of the world’s highest-paid magicians and harboring a collection of the largest collection of magic memorabilia. It’s been 4 years and he still manages to prevent his disappearance from Forbes richest celebrities’ charts!

Known for walking through the Great Wall of China and making The Statue of Liberty disappear, the famed illusionist happens to make millions from his exclusive tours on Musha Cay, his private island resort where he is said to own around eleven private islands in the Bahamas.

Puff Daddy

An American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and an actor- Sean John Combs, famously acknowledged as P Diddy, Puff Daddy, Diddy, Puffy and so forth; is the walking example of what we can call the ‘epitome’ of success.

He was born on November 4th, 1969 in Manhattan and was given the name ‘puff’ because he would ‘huff and puff’ whenever he was angry as a child. Combs recorded his first-ever vocal commercial work under the name of ‘Puff Daddy.’ His debut single ‘Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down’ stayed for about 28 weeks in the Billboard hot 100 charts, and this served as a turning point in his career.

Today his net worth is about $740 million with his own company, under the umbrella of which dwells Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean John, Combs Wine and Spirits, The Blue Flame Agency, and much more.